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Christian Wilkins – December 18, 2023 Download PDF version

Monday, December 18, 2023

DT Christian Wilkins

(A career high sack total for you and DT Zach Sieler. Do you think that’s a function of both you guys just improving at that craft? Is there any part of it with Defensive Coordinator’s Vic Fangio’s defense that makes it easier for defensive tackles to get sacks?) – “Really, just me and Zach, we typically try to focus and worry about the right things and just do our jobs at a high level and be the best we can individually, because that ultimately affects the team. We don’t really think about this or that. We just try to do our jobs at a high level, and we both put a tremendous amount of work in to be good individual players and to also be the best for the guys around us, learn the scheme, different things like that.”

(The game that LB Bradley Chubb had. You and DT Zach Sieler were bringing up the interior and having him off the edge, what was that like to see that?) – “That was fun to be a part of. It was pretty much a career day for Bradley. That was awesome for him because he works hard, and there were a lot of times this year he was really close. To have a night like that, the football gods were on his side. It was good to see and fun to be a part of. I’m happy for him. If we can just keep things like that rolling and going, it will be big for us moving forward.”

(You and LB Bradley Chubb combined on that one sack early and he forced the fumble. Was that like a Steph Curry no look, you looking away?) – “That was style points. I already knew what was going on. Just like we drew it up. Everything to a tee. We knew Zach was going to pick it up and all of that. Just style points right there, knowing how it was going to play out.”

(Do you think DT Zach Sieler should’ve scored?) – “Yeah, that’s the part he messed up. He was supposed to score on that. He got a little off script, went a little rogue there. (laughter)”

(We don’t know Zack Martin’s status because he got banged up yesterday, but that would be a matchup we’d all love to see – your interior versus that Cowboys interior line. How do you see that playing out?) – “They’ve got a really good offensive line, along with a lot of good pieces on their offense. Receivers, skilled positions, Dak (Prescott) stirs the pot. He’s the guys that leads them and handles business, and gets them going, and everything like that. They present a good challenge for us, but we’ll be up for it as a defense and as a front. It will be exciting. A lot of fun. I’m looking forward to it.”

(OL Zack Martin as a player, I’m sure you have watched his career from afar? What are your thoughts on him?) – “His resume speaks for itself. I don’t know how many All Pros, Pro Bowls and whatnot he’s got. He’s a heck of a player. A lot of guys on the o-line – (Tyron) Smith – have great resumes and things like that. We’re just going to have to put a good week of prep in and be prepared for that. I got to play Zack one time in my career. It wasn’t a favorable matchup for me. I’m looking forward to this one, three or four years later. It should be a lot of fun.”

(What kind of intensity do you expect in late December when it’s getting close to playoff time?) – “You definitely kind of feel it a little bit. That December football. The games mean a lot more now. There is always just a little extra something. You don’t know what it is but the games just feel a lot bigger. They are more fun and more intense like the focus is there throughout the week. These games, the later they get in the year, they all get a little more meaningful and a little more fun.”

(Speaking of QB Dak Prescott stirring the pot, as someone who lines up as close to him as just about anybody on the team, how long into the game will that ‘Here we go’ thing get on your nerves?) – “Obviously I’ve heard a lot about that, but I guess we’ll have to see. I haven’t faced it yet, but we’ll see how that goes.”

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